Jiang Chen looked at the eager and expectant eyes below.
With a trace of sadness and hope, he said,
"I want to cut through the darkness of this world, but I don't have a knife in my hand. I hope that you can become that knife.”
With that, he handed the scroll to the guard of honor standing respectfully beside him.
He shouted,
"Read it."
"Yes."
The guard of honor took the scroll and opened it.
He first quickly scanned the area.
With a glance, his entire expression actually turned a little red.
Even the arms that were holding the two sections of the scroll trembled slightly, and he almost could not speak.
The contents of this scroll were even more shocking than the terrifying military law from before.
However, what was described in the letter was enough to make every soldier go crazy.
Even he himself, who was already considered a person of the upper echelons in the State of Qin, could not help but feel his heart burn when he saw the contents inside.
After standing there for a long time, the guard of honor finally opened his mouth and read,"
"Military merit, knighthood, and official title!"
"From today onwards, all the generals and soldiers of our Qin country who have made military achievements can be awarded the corresponding title.”
"From today onwards, the Qin country will establish a rank 20 military title.
All those who have made military achievements, regardless of their origin, are given titles and emoluments.
Slaves who behead five enemies can be removed from slavery.
Even if they died in battle, one of their immediate family members would be allowed to resume their civilian status.
A civilian soldier who beheads an enemy will be awarded a first-class military title.
He killed three enemies and was awarded a second-class military title.
……
In addition, the first five ranks of military titles could be awarded land according to the size of the title.
The first rank of military merit would grant five acres of land, the second rank ten acres, the third rank twenty acres, the fourth rank forty acres, and the fifth rank eighty acres.
After level six, they would be replaced by other resources.
After the decree was issued, all the officers in the Qin army had to have military merits before they could become officers.
A sergeant or a sergeant must have a rank of military merit.
A centurion must have a rank 3 military title.
A lieutenant must have a rank of five military merit.
……
All the current officers would be changed to acting officers. They would wait until they had enough military merits before they became full-time officers, or after a certain period of time, they would be replaced by other soldiers with military merits.
In addition, military merits could also be used to exchange for various cultivation resources.
This included, but was not limited to, cultivation techniques, pills, spirit stones, magic tools, talismans, treasures, and so on.
The specific exchange criteria and the list of items that could be exchanged would be announced within a week.”
Jiang Chen did not abolish slavery directly.
He only gave these people a path to the top, a chance to get rid of the influence of their birth.
It was just like the imperial examination in ancient times and the college entrance examination in later generations.
Any change in the system involved countless benefits.
If he couldn't settle these interests, he would make a big move rashly.
In the end, he would only be courting death.
In his previous life, there were many Overlord players who thought that as long as they copied some successful cases in history, they could rest easy.
Without exception, they all ended up miserable.
Many people were kicked out of the game before they could even react. He would not do such a stupid thing.
Of course, he could rely on his tyrannical strength to settle everything, but at that time, this country would also suffer a great loss.
In the Qin country, not only the nobles, but even some of the wealthier commoners would raise slaves.
Although more than two-thirds of the population in the country were slaves, almost all the wealth and resources were concentrated in the hands of the other one-third.
He had killed a few nobles, but he could not abandon hundreds of thousands of civilians.
Moreover, the quality of the slaves was indeed worrying because of their education level and other factors.
Some things had to be planned slowly.
Therefore, he stipulated that even if they joined the army, they had to achieve a certain amount of military merit before they could break away from their slave status and return to being civilians.
In this way, he would be able to obtain an iron army that was completely loyal to him, and it would not cause too much turmoil.
Jiang Chen's gaze was fixed on the expressions of the soldiers below.
As the captain of honor read out the words in a proper tone, it gradually entered everyone's ears.
Many people's expressions were extremely dull in an instant.
Military merits could grant titles. Military merits and titles could grant land, official positions, and even release slaves.
He could even come into contact with the mysterious cultivation.
One had to know that even within those large families, it was a secret.
This news was so shocking that the moment they heard it, they thought that there was something wrong with their ears and could not believe it.
But even so, an inexplicable restlessness gradually emerged in the depths of his heart.
Hot blood rushed to his brain, and he couldn't help but want to do something.
At this moment, the guard of honor suddenly raised his right fist to the sky and shouted,"
"Meritorious service."
Below, countless soldiers hesitated.
The guard of honor shouted again. This time, some people began to echo.
For the third time, everyone waved their right fists at the sky and shouted at the top of their lungs.
The announcement of military merits and knighthood sounded as if everyone had fallen into a berserk state.
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